How do I get my Sound back on Windows 8?

Fix audio or sound problems in Windows 7, 8, & 10

Apply Updates with Automatic Scan.
Try Windows Troubleshooter.
Check the Sound Settings.
Test your Microphone.
Check Microphone Privacy.
Uninstall Sound Driver from Device Manager and Restart (Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver, if not, try the next step)

Why does my PC suddenly have no Sound?

Reboot your computer. Verify via the speaker icon in the taskbar that the audio is not muted and is turned up. Ensure that the computer isn’t muted via hardware, such as a dedicated mute button on you laptop or keyboard. For desktop systems with speakers plugged into the 3.5mm jack, try a USB speaker or USB headphones.

How do you fix the computer speaker has no Sound?

How do I fix “no sound” on my computer?

Check your volume settings.
Restart or change your audio device.
Install or update audio or speaker drivers.
Disable audio enhancements.
Update the BIOS.

How do I reset my Sound driver Windows 8?

Watch a video on restoring the audio driver in Windows 8

Move the mouse pointer to the lower left corner of the screen, right-click, select Device Manager from the menu.
Double-click Sound, video and game controllers.
Right-click the name of the audio device and select Properties.
Click the Driver tab.

How do I fix my audio device is disabled Windows 8?

Press Windows + R, type “devmgmt. msc” in the dialogue box and press Enter. Once in the device manager, right-click on the audio device which is disabled and select “Enable device”. You can instantly see which device is disabled by checking the black arrow beside it pointing downwards.

How do I get my audio device back on my computer?

Method 2: Update your audio driver

Press the Windows + X keys on your keyboard and click on the Device Manager option from the menu.
Expand the Sound, video and game controllers menu by clicking on the arrow next to it.
Right-click on your audio device listed in the menu and choose Update Driver.

Why are my Sound Devices disabled?

Sometimes Audio device is disabled error can appear because you installed an update to your PC, or if you made a certain system change. If your computer started showing this error recently, be sure to use System Restore to restore it. To do that, follow these steps: Press Windows Key + S and enter system restore.